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Sunday, January 9, 2011

The Life and Times: Lady Kiera Von Pooh (1)

The other day I did a post that linked up to the The Red Dress Club . It was entitled Good-Bye, Samantha and as a result of doing that, several people had commented that they would like to see and/or hear more about Samantha's half sister, the new puppy I chose. Grant you, I have done a few other posts about "the perfect dog," (which you can find by selecting "Kiera" on "Want More...Take Your Pick" on my sidebar) but, what I am about to reveal with these episodes are real adventures. Some may require you to grab your Kleenex. Some just make a cup of tea. Others could be nail biting. However, hopefully all will cause you to sit back and enjoy:

The Life and Times: Lady Kiera Von Pooh

Now for just a few moments, we have to hit the rewind button, so to speak. It's time to set the stage. I was working at the bank in a department called "Branch Administration." Everyone I worked with and for knew that I was "expecting" a puppy any day now. I mean they all knew about all the research I'd done about raising and training a pup. They all knew that I had already registered for KPT (Kindergarten Puppy Training) even though I hadn't yet gone to the kennel to bring my puppy home! Let's face it, I'm a planner...always have been. So, unless Sarah (aka Flashy Dancer), Samantha's dam, had all males, they also knew that I preferred a female. After all, I was third on the list. The day I got the call, Sarah had delivered eight pups on Mother's Day. Five females and three males. I'd be getting my girl.

One day, I walk into work, sit at my desk and the next thing I knew..."SURPRISE!"

Yep, you got it. They threw me a PUPPY SHOWER! Check out that cake! Isn't it great? They even had the bakery attempt to do a "patched and ticked" pattern, like my new GSP (German Shorthair Pointer)!!
It was so heart warming! My new puppy got leashes, chew toys, Frisbees and me...I got cake!!!

BE GRATEFUL...

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.~ Melody Beattie

Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, it is the parent of all others.